Where does “slot” come from?

slot (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch slot, from Old Dutch slōt, from Proto-West Germanic *slot, from Proto-Germanic slutą.

slot (Dutch): lock; castle; end, conclusion

Definitions

  1. lock; castle; end, conclusion

Ancestry of “slot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchslot—
2Old Dutchslōtlock, bolt
3Proto-West Germanic*slotbar, bolt
4Proto-Germanicslutą—

Words derived from “slot”

Every word from Proto-Germanic slutą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *slot →Every word from Old Dutch slōt →